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Benzene dimer: A polar molecule

Kenneth C. JandaDepartment of Chemistry, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138John C. HemmingerDepartment of Chemistry, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138John S. WinnDepartment of Chemistry, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138Stewart E. NovickDepartment of Chemistry, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138Stephen J. HarrisDepartment of Chemistry, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138William KlemperèrDepartment of Chemistry, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

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Abstract

The electric deflection of molecular beams of (C6H6)2, produced by adiabatic expansion, has been measured. The benzene dimer is observed to be a polar species. It is likely that the structure of this species is that of two perpendicular planes, as is observed for nearest neighbors in crystal and liquid benzene.

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DOI: 10.1063/1.431502

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